Two Savoonga sisters were sentenced for their embezzlement of funds from that community while working with the Non-Profit, Kawarak Incorporated between April 2011 and May 2012, Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Thursday. Sylvia Toolie, age 60, and her sister, Peggy Akeya, age 57, were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess […]
AST in Bethel reports that on Monday night, they received a report of an assault incident with multiple victims in the village of Akiachak, upriver from Bethel, that resulted in the arrest of Tribal Police Chief John Snyder. According to the the report posted on the trooper dispatch, Chief Snyder assaulted multiple family members in […]
AST opened an investigation into the break-in of the Nondalton Tribal Community building where a threatening note was left behind on July 20th, the trooper dispatch reported. The note left at the scene of the break-in threatened “specific employees of the Nondalton Tribal Council, and their families,” troopers said. As the investigation progressed, troopers were […]
The National Tribal Health Conference is the leading Indian health event in the nation. The event attracts over 800 Tribal leaders, health directors, advocates, researchers, and federal partners. This year’s conference theme, “United Tribal Voices Advocating for Healthy Native People“ will provide key opportunities for leaders in Indian health to network, participate in Tribal consultations […]